He will be remembered, of course, for being one of the game's greats, willing to eat your young, or his own jersey to win."It's disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey," he says. "There's no bravado to any of it; it's just a disgusting little trick."

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/kobe-bryant-explains-why-chews-sucks-jersey-were-212140734--nba.htmlNot really news but never knew thats why he did it. So gross.